The president said the U.S. spies on China "too" after a report linked Chinese satellite imagery to Iran's deadly July missile attack on American troops.
The Jefferson County, Pa., Coroner's Office on Sunday said a 40-year-old woman died from complications with measles, the state's third measles-related death this year. Coroner Greg Furlong wrote on Facebook that the woman, a Jefferson County resident, died on Saturday. He added that his office was working with the Pennsylvania Department of Health on this...
A group of Democrats on the left are searching for a new standard-bearer to put forward an economic populist agenda for America after extensive losses in the November election. These Democrats in and outside of Washington see kitchen-table issues as more integral than the other more niche social interests their party unsuccessfully focused on against...
President-elect Trump and Republicans have spent years preparing for a chance to cement their hallmark 2017 tax law and make even deeper changes to the tax code. With a clean sweep of the White House and Congress, that chance has finally arrived. Trump and congressional Republicans are aiming to extend 2017 cuts to personal income...
President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter, is set to reverberate on Capitol Hill this week, as lawmakers react to the news after years of GOP investigations targeting the younger Biden’s business dealings. The president announced “a full and unconditional pardon” for Biden Sunday night, arguing in a lengthy statement that the charges brought against...
President Biden and Jill Biden are sharing a message of "peace and light" with the country as they unveil this year's holiday theme and décor at the White House and mark their final season in the executive mansion. Jill Biden revealed this year's White House holiday theme, a "Season of Peace and Light," on Monday. The...
President-elect Trump called President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, “an abuse and miscarriage of justice” Sunday. “Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years? Such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!” the president-elect said in a post on Truth Social, seemingly referring...
Hunter Biden asked the federal judges overseeing his criminal tax and gun cases to dismiss them after President Biden pardoned his son on Sunday. Abbe Lowell, Hunter Biden’s attorney, filed a formal notice of the pardon on both case dockets shortly after the president’s announcement. It also included a sworn declaration signed by Hunter Biden indicating...
President Biden’s announcement that he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, rattled the political world late Sunday. The president argued in a statement on Sunday that the charges brought against his son, which included three felony charges on his purchase and possession of a gun in 2018, came about due to political reasons. “No reasonable...
President Biden announced Sunday he signed a pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, arguing the charges against his son were brought for political reasons. The pardon clears Hunter Biden in both his federal cases. Hunter Biden was found guilty in June in a federal case on three felony charges over his purchase and possession of...
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said Sunday that he has no reservations about President-elect Trump’s choice of Kash Patel to lead the FBI. “Do you have any reservations about Kash Patel serving in that role?” CNN’s Kasie Hunt asked the New York Republican on “State of the Union.” “No,” Lawler said. “Donald Trump campaigned on reforming...
President Biden called for a fight against “stigma” and “misinformation” on World AIDS Day in remarks at the White House. “We stand united in the fight against this epidemic,” Biden said Sunday. “It matters, it matters. … I remember as senator, when this epidemic was raging, the stigma, the misinformation, the government failing to act...
President-elect Trump’s pick for Labor secretary has organized labor cheering and business groups sounding worried as the atypically labor-friendly choice could signal a new and more receptive stance toward unions from Republicans, who have long resisted labor’s agenda. Following a recent increase in popularity among unions and the precedent-breaking appearance of Teamsters President Sean O’Brien...
MSNBC opinion writer Hayes Brown said Sunday that President-elect Trump’s pick for the head of the FBI, Kash Patel, “would be like if you crossed Alex Jones with J. Edgar Hoover." “Kash Patel as FBI director would be like if you crossed Alex Jones with J. Edgar Hoover, in terms of just how much he...
Countries have deadlocked on a United Nations treaty on plastic pollution, according to The Associated Press. The treaty, with an aim of tackling worldwide plastic pollution, faced a hurdle due to negotiators not being able to get past the question of whether it should bring down the planet’s overall plastic while also having mandatory controls...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday criticized defense spending in a post on the social platform X, saying that tech billionaire Elon Musk “is right.” “Elon Musk is right. The Pentagon, with a budget of $886 billion, just failed its 7th audit in a row. It’s lost track of billions,” Sanders said in his post....
